no definition at source animal - laboratory Animals considered to be wild or feral or not adapted for domestic use. It does not include wild animals in zoos for which ANIMALS, ZOO is available. animal - wild the relative amounts of the purines and pyrimidines in a nucleic acid. base composition base compositions base ratio base ratios gc composition gc compositions gc content gc contents gc g+c composition g+c compositions g+c content g+c contents guanine + cytosine composition guanine + cytosine content base composition Animals kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to DOMESTIC ANIMALS such as livestock or farm animals, which are kept for economic reasons. animal - pet Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others. livestock A disease existing at birth, or developping during the first month after birth. congenital disease The condition of an organism in all aspects (e.g., functional or metabolic efficiency). See technical discussion about logic of assigning health status: https://www.w3.org/2001/sw/BestPractices/OEP/Lists-of-values-20040625/ cmattin subject health status E' oxidation-reduction potential redox potential Manufacturer sequencing facility contact person A person who is the contact representative at the sequencing facility PERSON: Chris Stoeckert, Jie Zheng NIAID GSCID-BRC metadata working group sequencing facility contact person specimen provider principal investigator A person who is a principal investigator and provides the specimen NIAID GSCID-BRC metadata working group Sample Provider Principal Investigator (PI) Name specimen provider principal investigator A diagnosis that is the outcome of a diagnostic process targeting a second or additional health problem. amended from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorbidity comorbidity population density A microbial phenotype that is distinguished by the presence a specific surface antigen. serovar serotype phenotype The length of time between when a fertilized egg implants in the wall of the uterus and the birth of offspring. gestation period duration The state of a female and/or her offspring, and the processes which occur, during the period from conception to birth or termination of the pregnancy. gestation A description of the biological sample analysed. specimen description MLVA stands for Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis. This method can be performed by three distinct methodologies: by running the amplified locus in a gel , using a capilary electrophoresis apparatus or sequencing the resulting amplified fragment. The first two infer the number of repeats on each locus indirectly by the fragment size. Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Analysis typing An assay for detecting bacteria by subjecting them to strain-specific bacteriophages. Damion Dooley A microplate having 96 wells. Damion Dooley 96 well plate acquaintance address Thermo Philippe Rocca-Serra Thermo Helicos Philippe Rocca-Serra Helicos Roche Philippe Rocca-Serra Roche Illumina Philippe Rocca-Serra Illumina Applied Biosystems Philippe Rocca-Serra Applied Biosystems Pacific Biosciences An organization that supplies tools for studying the synthesis and regulation of DNA, RNA and protein. It developed a powerful technology platform called single molecule real-time (SMRT) technology which enables real-time analysis of biomolecules with single molecule resolution. Person: Jie Zheng Pacific Biosciences A coordinate system, and a set of reference points, used to locate places on the Earth (or similar objects). Josh Hanna William R. Hogan Damion Dooley's note: This coordinate system must reference the particulars of a spheroid - its "radius = fn(lat,long)" formula - in order to yeild any distance metrics. Alternate definition: A geographic coordinate system is a 2 dimensional coordinate system superimposed onto the surface of a spheroid. geodetic datum The representation of a conclusion of a diagnostic process.